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Exploring U.S. Backcountry by Safari Vehicle Just Got Cleaner

Exploring U.S. backcountry by safari vehicle just got cleaner, thanks to Natural Habitat Adventures, which this month unveiled the planet's first hybrid safari vehicle.

1 Apr 2008

CSP Will Remain Small in Comparison to Evolving PV Market Over Next Decade

Greentech Media, Inc., an online media company, and The Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development, a non-profit devoted to furthering the advancement of alternative energy and sustainable development, today announced the availability of Concentrating Solar Power - Technology, Cost, and Markets, the industry's most comprehensive research report to date on the burgeoning CSP market.

1 Apr 2008

PG+E Signs Contracts for Renewable Solar Power

Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced today that it has entered into a series of contracts with BrightSource Energy, Inc. for renewable solar power. The first three contracts are for a total of 500 megawatts (MW) of power to be supplied from three solar thermal electric generating projects.

1 Apr 2008

The Most Highly Rated New Construction Building Profiled by USGBC

With Earth Day just weeks away, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released a profile of the Ranch House at Del Sur, featuring it as the most highly rated "green" new construction building included in its "project profiles" of exemplary green buildings.

1 Apr 2008

The Largest Number of EPEAT Gold Registered Products in the Industry

HP today announced that its entire personal workstation line has become the first in the category to achieve a "Gold" listing - the highest rating products can achieve - in the Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT(TM)).

1 Apr 2008

Proper Handling of Air Conditioning Chemicals Can Help the Environment

Your car's air conditioning system uses a chemical refrigerant under pressure to make the interior cool. The Mobile Air Conditioning Society Worldwide (MACS) wants you to know about the environmental damage chemical refrigerants can create when the system is not serviced properly. Proper handling of these chemicals can help the environment and save you money.

1 Apr 2008

Modern Marvel of Design, Engineering and Energy-Efficiency

The World's Largest LED and Free-Hanging Chandelier will be illuminated by Meyda Lighting on Wednesday, April 2nd, at 6 PM, at the Stanley Center for the Arts in Utica, New York.

1 Apr 2008

Foster Wheeler Performs Pre-Feasibility Study for Proposed Coal-to-Liquids Facility

Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced that its South African subsidiary Foster Wheeler South Africa (Pty) Limited, part of its Global Engineering and Construction Group, has been selected by Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd to perform a pre-feasibility study for a proposed new coal-to-liquids (CTL) facility, known as Project Mafutha in South Africa.

1 Apr 2008

New Website Invites Everyone to Join the Seventh Generation Nation

Seventh Generation, the country's leading supplier of environmentally safe household products, has unveiled a new web destination chock full of fresh interactive features and ways for consumers in every shade of green to get fun freebies, green goodies, and all the news and information they need to create a healthier home and a better world for their families.

1 Apr 2008

Eco-Friendly Green House Cleaning Maid Service

With the booming residences in South of Market and the developing environmental consumer movement and a steadily upward trend in service sector jobs, San Franciscans Todd Gean and Jason Yeafoli recently launched the immediately successful non-toxic house cleaning business called Maid Green that services San Francisco.

1 Apr 2008

Ascent Solar Will Provide ICP Solar with Thin-Film PV Material under Agreement

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive cooperation agreement with ICP Solar Technologies Inc. Pursuant to the agreement, Ascent Solar will provide ICP Solar with thin-firm photovoltaic (PV) material from Ascent Solar's existing 1.5 MW production line in 2008 and 2009, during which time ICP Solar will develop, test, and integrate Ascent Solar's PV materials into ICP Solar's portable power and other electronic integrated PV products.

1 Apr 2008

Experts Recommend Daily Activities to Make a Difference for the Environment

Earth Day is a time to celebrate gains we have made in our environment and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. It's a time to unite around new actions we can take to improve the health of ou...

1 Apr 2008

Botanical Pesticides Effective Against Household Pests while Protecting Health

With organic food and eco-friendly cleaning supplies now widely available, being 'green' at home is getting easier. When it comes to killing bugs, however, most people still reach for chemical insecticides because they are not aware that safe and effective botanical alternatives exist.

1 Apr 2008

A New Book, Careers in Renewable Energy, Aids Job Seekers

In just a few years renewable energy has gone from a trendy niche to a national imperative. Today thousands of employers in dozens of sectors are looking for employees.

1 Apr 2008

Electricity Meters a Bright Idea for the Energy and Budget Conscious

Want to save someone -- or yourself -- some real money amid rising energy costs? "Think meters," says Paul Holstein, co-founder and COO of CableOrganizer.com -- a leading purveyor of cable, wire and equipment management-related products. "Such 'green gadgets' are a user friendly and convenient way to monitor, project and control energy and related costs."

1 Apr 2008